600 g raisins 200 g currants 100 g dried sour or gla try prunes, apricot, apples, pears finely chopped 400 ml booze , plus extra to 'feed' the cake (brandy, sherry, tia maria, rum... all work well) 300 g butter , at room temperature 200 g dark brown sugar 1 lemon 4 eggs , at room temperature 2 tbs